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Linklaters City corporate partner switches with New York counterpart

Linklaters has relocated London corporate partner Casper Lawson to New York to fill the gap left by corporate partner Nick Rees, who returned to London earlier this summer after a four-year stint as US co-managing partner. Lawson, who made partner in 1995 and has spent time in the magic circle firm's Frankfurt and Tokyo offices, will spend a minimum of four years in the US.
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UK and Indian firms take lead as India's Piramal buys Vodafone Essar stake

Stephenson Harwood and Linklaters have advised alongside Indian firms on Piramal Healthcare's acquisition of a $640m (£389m) stake in Indian mobile operator Vodafone Essar. The trio advised on English law aspects of the deal, which saw Indian pharmaceutical group Piramal take on a 5.5% stake in Vodafone Essar.
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Partners fear takeover phobia will hamper M&A recovery

Last month's £7.1bn bid for UK software company Autonomy by Hewlett-Packard has led to renewed calls for the Government to bring in new laws protecting UK businesses from the threat of overseas takeovers. The political flare-up following the largest overseas takeover of a UK company since last year's controversial acquisition of Cadbury by US food group Kraft has prompted collective eye-rolling among corporate partners across the City.
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Linklaters and Skadden lead on €147bn Greece banking merger

Linklaters and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom are advising on the merger of Greece's second and third largest banks, a tie-up which will create an institution with €147bn in total assets, reports The Am Law Daily. The merger of Alpha Bank and Eurobank, which comes amid the country's sovereign debt crisis, will make the combined entity the biggest lender in Greece and the largest bank in southeastern Europe.
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Dorsey & Whitney seals Shanghai alliance after recent local losses

Dorsey & Whitney has struck an alliance with 20-lawyer Shanghai boutique Martin Hu & Partners (MHP), reports The Asian Lawyer. The move comes as the US firm aims to bolster its presence in the city after a pair of recent departures including the exit of corporate partner Michael Chin to Hogan Lovells.
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Ashurst partner takes up two-year secondment at Takeover Panel

Ashurst corporate partner Tom Mercer has begun a two-year secondment at the Takeover Panel, becoming the latest City partner to take up a role at the regulator. Mercer, who is based in London and was promoted to Ashurst's partnership earlier this year, has been appointed by the panel as a new secretary for a period of two years beginning next month (12 September).
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Magic circle duo and Gibson Dunn head up CVC's Virgin Active buyout

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Slaughter and May and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher have taken lead roles on private equity group CVC Capital Partners' acquisition of a controlling stake in Virgin Active. Freshfields advised the acquirers on the deal, which values the fitness chain at around £900m. The magic circle firm fielded a team led by London corporate partners Tim Wilmot and Chris Bown.
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Cleary opens new LatAm base with partner relocations to Sao Paulo

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has opened for business in Sao Paulo after receiving approval to launch from the Brazilian authorities. Capital markets partner Juan Giraldez and corporate finance partner Francisco Cestero have relocated from New York and Rome respectively to head up the new base.
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Gibson Dunn, Slaughters lead firms on HP's £7bn Autonomy takeover

Gibson Dunn and Slaughter and May have won lead roles on Hewlett-Packard's (HP) £7.1bn takeover bid for Britain's largest software company Autonomy, in a deal which could become the largest ever in the history of the European IT sector.
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